{"product_id":"book-ac1b","title":"Sights Unseen","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCharms for the Easy Life\u003c\/i\u003e reads \"her best novel since \u003ci\u003eEllen Foster.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaye Gibbons' award-winning novels of Southern family life have won rave reviews coast to coast. Now, she tells the \"story of family dislocation and crisis in restrained prose of unflinching clarity, with a honing eye for the small domestic details that conjure a time, place and emotional atmosphere.\" \u003ci\u003e(Publishers Weekly)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo the people of Bend of the River Road, Maggie Barnes is \"the Barnes woman with all the problems.\" To her family, she is the unpredictable wife, elusive mother, and adored daughter-in-law, and to her maid, Pearl, she is the mistress who must be cared for like a child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween the suicidal lows and delirious highs, young Hattie Barnes struggles to find a place in her mother's heart. She observes her mother's vain attempts at normalcy, and then watches as she is driven off to the hospital psychiatric ward. Only later will Hattie discover the deep-seated hopes and fears of the woman she loves unconditionally, and her inevitable connection to her family's past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn heartfelt and potent prose, through Hattie's hushed voice, \u003ci\u003eSights Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a troubled relationship and the courage it takes to see it through.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348271472944,"sku":"BDac1b","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/268717-ac1b-Square.jpg?v=1734218722","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ac1b","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}